Leather-stitching machine



Oct, 16, 1923.

` 4 f C. F. MILLER LEATHER STITGHING-MACHINE` Filed March 5L 1921 9 Sheets-Sheet l met. 1s, 1923. 1,470,997

-. C. F. MILLER LEATHER STITGHING MACHINE Filed March 5. 1921 9 Sheets-Sheet 2 1,410,997 C. F.A MILLER LEATHER STITCHING MACHINE Filed March 5. 1921 9 Sheets-Sheet f5 Oct. 163 1.923. 1,470,997,

C. F. MILLER LEATHER STITCHING MAGHINE Filed March 5. 1921 9 Sheets-Sheet 4 C F. MILLER LEATHER STlTCHINGr` MACHINE Filed March 5. 1921 9 Sheets-Sheet 5 Oef. 16,1923. k 1,470,997

c. F. MILLER LEATHER STITCHING MACHINE Filed March s, 1921 l 9 sheets-sheet v nme/alor' Oct. G', 11.923. A 1,470,997A

c. F. MIMJER l LEATHER STITCHING MACHINE Filed March 5. 1921 v99 Sheets-Sheet 8 c. F. MILLER I III'IER STITCHING MACHINE /Filed March 5. 1921 www l e v km@ kms .YON @E s@ :i w91 i ,5N ma. wlqlJ/d N l 'Char n Patented @et lh, i923 f' ivill ber hereinafter more i CHARLES r. Militari-,or CHICAGO, Intriiois, Assierion Toy CHICAGO SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, or cnicas@ rrinrnors, n coaroniirronor ILLINOIS'.

Lnn'riinafsrrrcrrrnefMACHINE.

,application rfiled March 5, 1921. .Serial iN0.Y4:50,036.

of illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 'in 'Leather-Stitching;vr

Machines, ofrwhich' the following afspeciication.` f f This invention relates tofneiv and useful improvements in Wax thread. y lez'ither stitching machines, of a type which visniore particularly intended for use in manufacf` turing and repairing? shoes,xbut which is applicable for use in making andvQrepairing harness, and 'for sewing other 'leather articles, and it consists in certain peculiari` ties ot' construction, novel arrangement and' combination of the .variouslpar's thereof Vas andl claimed. a

Y Some of the: objects and special oithe'invention are as follows:

thread passing there-around, for pulling a predetermined amount` of thread fromfthe bobbin Wherebyfeachstitch ivi-ll be set Without imparting a sudden strain on the bob@` bin thread. i

To provide a novel means tor measuringA a predetermined Aamount loicneedle thread 'for each stitch, which Y means. ,co-operates with a thread throiver in positioning the thread for 'engagement by the hookA of: the

needle. Y

To provide va positively actuated deviceV for intermittently nipping the needle thread 1 Y Y "ing from the basco-f' the machine 4and illus- 'at the Ytimecach stitch is'being set'so ast-o prevent the thread from being pulled from rthe suppiy, thereby insuring the forma. tion of very tightstitc'hes j j f' 'flozprovide a'thread placer` Whichgoscillatesabout an inclined axis'*whereby"the sameivill engage and liftthe needle thread fromftlie hook oithey needle so .as 'toavoid said hook catching'the thread, and then car-- rying said thread 'in aflooped formation into Va position `to befeng'ag'ed by the shuttle.' To provideainovelfinieansfor. supporting the hobbin case-Within thehoolnrand to' provide co-o1`3erating` means ufor. ejectinbfy the 'bobbin case', Whenever desircd'torelill .the same. if .A v K 'rile provide a 'brake inechanisnisofas to rbobbinr `to suiiciently fully 'set orth prevent the various moving parts of they machine `fronibeingmoved in the reverse or wrong direction..

" einen To providef means vfor adjusting `tlie nerf .f

mal pOStOIlo the feeding avviso as to insure the properalignment of the same relative yto the needle, wvhereby*thelatterv vthehole inthe' will, with certainty, enter Work made by the aWl.

To provide a novelin'eans for impart-ing friction 'between the bobbin race Vand the retard the `unwin ling of the bohhin.y Y i Y n l -To provide'means for readily connecting anddisconnecting` the kbelt Wheel to and from ythevniain shaft of the machine. `To provide a two-part rotary camfor acuating the thread take-up arm whereby the.

timing ot'nsaid arm mayV be. varied.

To provide ak waxfpot Witha lplurality oft' kthread cliambers`whereby a plurality of y threads may be inserted yfor successive use Without` v becoming n ytangled one @with ,the other. 'i

'lheifabove mentioned,` ask otherk i objects, will inrpart he obvious, and AWillfbe 'fully explained*hereinafter;Y i'

fini the accompanying Idravvings, server-to illustrate'anembodiment'of the in- Which vention, vand in Whicliflike characters of rejlierencevdesignate similar parts throughcnt'the different views, Y "l Figure' l isa plan View' ot the machine, showing a part thercot'in section, f

EFigure/2 isa front view .in elevation of thek machine, showing 'affragmentl of the casing; of awa); pot mounted on andy depende5kk tratiiig about the initial. positions the threadsrv `v and threaded parts Will occupy iivlien'workf i is begun, .Y Y*Figure 31s asimilar -viewwiththg theads and VWan potcasing omitted,illustratings i positefsi de ofv` the machine,

Figure ,6 is a vieviy vpartly in section and partlyin yelevation 'taken on line 6-76 of Figurel, as indicated by thekarrows, g

Fioure 7 is asimilar I'viewvtalren kon liney `Figure 8 is a plan section taken Online y84-8 of Figure' 3,.;show1ng the feeding mechanism and means for adyustment or the same,

Figure 91s a vertical sectional view taken Online 9 -9of Figure 10 sh'wingrthe rotary Figure 13k Vis a face Iview of the upper por- Y l tion of the thread thrower showing the construction of the eye therein.

4,FiguresY 14 to linclusive are diagranrY matic ragmental face views of the liront part of the machine taken at the work support, showing various positions oit the thread thrower, A thread, awl, threadnieasuring arm, y

Figure 18 is a `plan view taken outline 18-18 'of Figure i9 showing the wax-pot and the threadlock,l Y`

Figure l9'i's a yview partly in section and partly` in elevation' or"av portion ot the easi ing for'the wax-pot, withsaid pot therein,

VL mounted on theloase of the frame of the ma-` chinerand illustrating the disposition ot' a pluralityv of threads in the pot rand the lock A* -forsaid threads.

Referring n'ow moreparticularly to Figures 1 to 7 inclusive, and Figure l19 of the drawings, the reference numeral designates thebase oi' the frame of the machine,

l which frame comprisesV a fp'airot spaced uprights 26 and 27 located near the side edges of' the base'rearwardly of its transverse medial line, on which, in suitable journal boxes 28, the drive shaft 29 is transversely and horizontally ournaled.` The'framey also includes a pair of spaced luprights 30v and '3l located at tlrie front end of theY base and 'o extended' somewhat forwardly otfsaid end. The upper" portionl of the upright 30 -isenlarged," and, hy preference., provided with steam chamber casing or dome 32- ,(see'Fig-k @Ofis horizontally mounted and'secured' arworlr nre r9) for the purpose loirreeeiving steam` -or heated fluid from any suitable'source,emr Y ployed for keeping parteci" the'maelnne at a .Y "proper'temperatureg it a suitable distanceY ab'oveffthe base25 each 'ot' the uprights 30 and has secured to its Vfront surface torwardlv extending angle bracket 33 Aon which support orV throat-plate 34. This plateV or .support is provided with an elongated opening 35 for-the reception V'ot the aw] and needle". and, as 'will be vpresentiy explained the work is fed along the plate 34 in avtrans needle andv verse direction to the machine, and for this reason the slot or 'opening 35 is located parallel with the driving shaft. K

Locatedl above the plate 34 so as to eo-operate with theworlr thereon is a presser 'oot dwhich isin the nature of a` rocker-arm.r

rl`his arm vis connected to another arm 37 by a rodv38, andsaid arms are journaled on the upright 30, Figures 5 and 8. A camv dish 39 is mounted on the shaft 29, and has its entire periphery with the exception or' a cam .notch 40, arranged concenirically with respect. to said shaft.

Journaled on the upright 30 between the arm 3750i' thepresser ioot and the driving shaft 29 is apin or shortshaft 4l, on which vis journaled-one end of an arm 42, the other end of which extends under and engages the arm 37. Another arm 43 is journaled on the stub shaft 4l and extends under and normally engages, by preference, with a roller which it carries, the periphery of theA disk 39.r rlhe .arm 43 has mounted thereon and near its pivot an upward. extension v44 in which. Ais.threaded/an adjusting screw 14:y

which has ahead 46 to be used for` turning the same. That end of the' arm 42 adjacent its pivot extends under the extension 44 andl lower end ot the screw 45. By this arrangementit will'be seen thatby adjusting the screw downwardly`v the arm 42 will cause the arm 37 to be moved upwardly and thereby forcethe presser foot 36 downwardly onto the worlrj A spiral spring 47: secured 4at one of its ends to the'arm. 37'V near the Vtie rod 38 and at its other ond tothe base 25 serves toy hold the roller 44m` carried by the arm-43 in Acontact with the periphery-ot the disk 39, so that once during each cycle or revolutionrof the disk the cam notch therein will coincide with and receive the roller 44a onthe armr 43 andthereby relieve the pressure `on said arm andthus remove the pressure trein the presser foot. v e

An awl 48 carried by an arm 4f) ixedly seV cured to a shaft 5() horizontally and trans' versely mounted on the uprights 30 and 3l support 34 co-aets withv the said support and presser v,ioot. One end of rthis shaft islocated in a bushing 5l onwhich the ,presser foot 36 and the arm 37 tied thereto is mount` ed, see Figure 8. The shaft 50 is mounted forr lent'fritud'inal movement as well as an os-` cillatory movement and `as the arm 49'whieh carries the awl is fixed thereon rit is mani fest that it'will be moved rtrom a point'below the Vwork support 34, upwardly through the opening 35 ofthe throat plate 36, so as to pierce the worlr52.` A springy 53 secured at one end. vto the upright 30 and resting at its'otherendagainst the end'of the shaft 50 Serves to return said shaft after it has been shifted towards said spring;v so as tok cause `the awl 48' to positively feed the work 52 a parallel with and rearwardly ofthe work .i

Van armV 54, YWhich is pivotally connectedto 'the front end of al link `55, the other end of Y which is similarly secured to the vfront end of an arcuate arm 56 WhiChcarriesbei tween its'ends a laterally disposed roller 57 and is fulcrumed at itsrear' end to the 57 operates in a cam groove 58 vwith which a disk 59 fixed to the driving shaft is pro` vided in one of its faces. .The groove 58 is so shaped that the avvl will be heldinitsre- Y tracted'position'ffor the greater portion.; of

each cycle and so that the awl will remainin the Work 52 61gand extends rearwardly of its -fulcrum rand'carries on its rear portion a 'roller 62 which is interniiittently engaged by a cam block 63 fixed toA the Y outer lface of the.. hub

rie

6.4lof asplit oradjustablev cam. In the Yrotation of the hub 64, which risiiXed to the drive shaft 29, theblock l63- Will, rduring eachprevolution Yofsaid hub, engage the roll# er Y62., thus causing the-lever GO to turn on its pivot 61 vand thereby movefthe'shaft 50 endvise againstthev spring V53,?this move-Y ment Staking place, as before explained,

VvWhile the aivl isfin the Work and While-.the

presser foot has been released of itsrrpressure.

feeding stroke of` theavvl has been completb` ed, thus permitting the spring 53 Yto eXertV its tension against the shaftf() and to shift it toits first position.

` By reference to the drawings',particularlyto Figures l, 2 and l8 thereof, itvvill beseenk Vthat the front .endl of the Vlever ,'60, y has n' threaded thereinY a "transversely 1 disposed adjusting screw 65,-v oneend of which contactsY with the adjacent` end-'of theshaft 5 0l vvhile the otherend has mounted thereon-a nut 'i 66 lolockV it in its adjusted position]A 'By thisarrangeinent thev shaft and aWl canl be` adjustedso that the latter will be truly aligned With the needle.

.Again referring tov Figure 8, it .Willfbef4 seen that the 211111154; .has extended laterally therefrom' a' stub shaft 67 which passes throughran lopening infthefarm 49,;vvhich carries the avl,which"construction permits K' of independent sliding movement ofthe" shaft 50 yand arm 49, ivhile fthe arm "54 has a rocking movement only.-, f. w

base of the machine. Y TheV roller during the feeding action K thereof. y f /v :A lever 60 is employed to shift the shaft 5,0v againstthe tension of the spring 58, and said lever is fulcrumed on the upright Blas atV fhook near its point.

The cam-'block 63 is of ksuchflength` that the--rollerf62ikyvill be freedfrom/ en! gagement YWith said block as soon as'the Byy reference to Figure 7, it Will kbe 'seen fr that'the cam disk 59 is provided on its pejriphery with a plurality of spaced lugs 68 Vwhich terminate abruptly or With ashoulder 69-tovvards the front ofthe machine, and .that a brake'shoe 7 O pivoted at its lower end to the upright 81, extendsgupwardly along the k,front part of the periphery of'said'disk. @his brake is normally held in contact with the disk 59 by a spring'fl interposed between a projection 72 on the llower front portion of the brake and the part to which it is pivoted. The lower rear part of thevbrake f i' 7.0has an extension 73 adapted to engage one of the Walls or ends69 ofone of the lugsr 68, should the upper Vend of thebrake fail to engage saidfwall in the backward or kWrong movement ofrsaid disk.

K This var- Vrangement of partsV will preventthe reverse or kbackward movement of the machine to an ,extent to cause damage thereto,or interfere lWith its proper operationfyet will oi'er no' Y properhindrance to' its operation in the direction, as 1s obvious. s s y lVhen the aivl has'nished its V,feedingopf eration and A has been Withdravvfffromf the Work 52an'opening Will beleftin the latterk to be entered by a needle -74:, whiehhas a n y n This needle is carried'by an ar1n`-orholder 76 which isy jour 'naled on .the`shaftv 50, seev Figure 8; This" holderG isjprovided with a rock/.arm 77 f which, in turn, is pivotally connectedto one l i end of val link y78, thel other end of Which,71400 link ispivotally connected! as v. at k79, see

vkFigure 46, to oneend of a bell crank levery 80 yWhiclioverlies the drive shaft 29 and *isA fulcr'umedfat"its-angle to a pivot` 81 on they base 25.- The lever V.SO'is'providedWith :3105

short arm 82 which extends forwardly and under the shaft 29. A roller 83y is ournaled on `the front end of thefshort-er arm82 and engages acam groove 84- formed in ay cam f disk r85 which is fixed on the drive shaftL 1 Attention is here called to the fact that the position ofthe roller 83 is' opposed toV f theposition Aofthe roller 57, see vFigure. 7. ,The'cam ygroove of the awl actuating *mechanismy and the' cam Vgroove SQ-of the needle"A actuating mechanism', areyof such the; opening made hy the 'avlv Fromfthe vforegoing it will be l seen `thi'ift thelank78, and the rock arm 77, oscillate theneedle.y 1 The cam groove 84e-is so shaped '12 .s

to 'givethe needle aperiodaofrest Whilek M5 the avril is .perfor-ming'it-s feeding function.

11'5 kshapes `to"v time vthelaivl and the needle, y lwhereby;l the aivl {Will not ,leave they `Work f vuntil the pointk of` 'thefneedle hasentered the leverliSOvand thisl lever, through AQ rotary hook86 is mounted in a. recessV r 8,7,in the upperpart of he upright 301m,y

thejjface :thereof*adjacent* the upright 3l and below theste-im chamber or dome,r 32

12ol all, through the rrollerv i' as willbe elezirly understoodA by reference .is pi-'ovided centrallywithin withfzi Yhollow supporting"pin97 tor e to Figures 9 und 10 of the drawings, and co-operetes with the Yhooked needle. hook is rotated by ineens of e shaft S8 journaledin the upright 30. On that end oif the sh. iet-adjacent the 'recess S7 in the uprightB is mounted u disk 89 which has e;\:-

tended therefrom inanoppos'ite direction from seid shaft, u segmental progeetion 90.

A On the opposite end of the shui-'t 8S is n gear i 91 which'is driven by a Lgear 92 Journaled `on fashzitt 98.

bobbin case.- `lotetebly mounted witl n ,Y the bobbinreceend on seid pin 97 is e bobbin 98 which hns in its inner well nearv its hollow,V bearing- 99 and opening` '100,

l i Athrough which the inner end 101 of the bob- .bin thread 102 is extended endv positioned between the ninner rwzill or' the bobbin und the well of the bobbinrece yto :ict es -fi dre;Y

i l f i forming a bearing for the-bobbin Cese.

to `prevent too free rotary movement ot the bobbin yin the unwindine of the thread theretroin. v'Surround bobbin'case 103, whichfis provided centrally in theI hollow supporting: pin 97,vth'ereby This @use is provided on its outer snrface with 'i enelbowshaped rib, designated is e whole,

p by the numeral105 This rib is cross-seo tionully rounded and coinprises e longv portion`106 lend e short portion 107 integrally united;y

, will be observed by reference to Figure 10, the mein portion or'the longer part 106 of the rib 105` is locatedv diumetrioelly with respect to the cese 103, and the shorter portion1107 oi seidrib is deieoted obtusely .troni the portion 106 towhich it is united undy extendsjslightly beyond Ythe annuler well ofthe bobbin rece andneervone end ot e circuler reteiner108 for the letter. This'. holder is secured to ythe tace/ot the upper, rportion of the upright 30hy ineens 'of screws 109 so'thzit it'czin be reedilj/Jrerfloved- Afor withdrawal ofthe rotary hook when necessziryj/'The lower end ofthe-retainer "108'is providedn'fitlran outwardly `deflected `portion 110A end its otherend portion ,111, which end portion lies closely. airainstthe facelof'theupright'32 and extends down-Y wardly thereon, is provided yin its inner edge: with n outuweyportion 112,; see FigL ure 10, for the purpose to be presently eX- `iphiined.`r The shorterportion 107 ofthe thread measuringr rib 1051i?) hollow etits ,outer extremity sind is provided on the outer fece ot seid hollow portion'with e longitudinally 'extended `depression 113 at each the bobbin is the,

end vof which is provided enfopening l114 for the bobbin thread, which is lirst threaded through f the inner opening 1.1/1 und tary hook is un arin 116 which n'iziy be. locked in position on the screw 115 by ad inillednut'117 engaging' seid screw' und 4prevented roin lateral inovenient by ineens of n pin 118 ext-ended outwardly from the 'upper portion of the retainer A108l through' a suitable opening 119 in seid errn. rhis erin performs the doublefunotion ot essisting in measuring the'bobbin thread und in operatively holding the bobbin ense 10?) :it ell tiines in the operationoit the machine; As shown infFiOjures 9 sind '10, the arm 116 depends vertically fici-oss the upper portion of the bobbin cese, but out oi: kconte'ct therewith v`.find troni thence is provided with @laterally deflected portion 120, the tree end 121 of which is l-de'fleci-ed outwardly trom the .bobbin 4cese 103. Thel lateral deliected 'portion '1200iI said erinA has its lower edgefornied with :i vcompound enrvev see Figure 10,y and e short portion ot' seid curved edge eontectswith the rounded up-V per porti'onoft-he pertlOG ot the Ythread n'ieasuring rib '105, et point betwC-,en'ther end of thelonger part-1.05y sind the :unset the easing', asr at 120% hasn cutelwiiyportion'or recess 122 in `its periphery. Y At onek end oi this peripheral recess the hook Ais' .provided with ahorn 123 and etjits other end with e shoulder l2-1,' between 'which shoulder end horn the extension 90 'carried by thesheltt disk S9 is located to engage lthe shuttle and impart rotary nio@ tion thereto. f l y,

' In order to provide convenient Ineens for removing the 'bobbin ense :rnd bobbinT the' shuttle shaft 88 is provideo with e central ,openingl 125 rwhich communicates et its in-k ner end with the hollow supportingr pin 97 and hes located therein` e rod 126 which eX- tends atY its inner end to about flush with the lfece ofthe disk S9 :ind 4at its other end beyond the outer end of the shaft S8 and has onfsaidmouter end it heed 127v used for the yadjacent end t,of the shaft 88 is a coiled spring 130 which will normally hold the rod in the position shown.

Vihenlit is desired to remove `the bobbin cfise,`the erin 116 cen loeloosenedV and moved `aside and'by 'pressing on ltheheed 127 Vof the rod 126'said rrodv will beeaused to pass through the hollow supportingr pin 97, and Contact with. the spindle 106iL ot seid bobbin The rotary hook L16k support 131linountedon-the upper'portion its connection with the enlargement137 on case, when, by further 'inward pressure'of said rod, the Ycase will be forced from it'sseat. After the rod vis freed of pressure .the spring 130 will return it to its normal position.

It will be observed that theiaXis of the hook shaft-88 is disposed in a plane Jparallel with the line of feed ofthe work, andalso that the needle oscillates ina vertical' plane at one sideof the shuttle, and theaxis of this .needle oscillation is parallel with the line of feed and with the Ihook shaft. Fur! thermore, it will bev noted thaty lwhen fthe needle is' inthe work landis at the-extreme lower position, it-becoines necessary for the hook of the :needle lto engage the 'lower' thread extending from the last stitch'. ForV this purpose, I havelprovidedj a thread thrower or positioning` device-which coinprisesa finger orineniber131 carried by v 20 Y shaft 132 vertically journaled in ablook133v which is :supported on'a forwardlyextended of the base 25. The upper rear portion oit' thisblock is provided with a track consist*- ing of a pair of spaced'andfspirally'formed guideflanges 135 and136, sec AFigure 2,10- cated` one above the other.- Tliei'ipperfend ofthe shaft i132, to which the lthread tlirower`131 is connected, is enlarged as 4at` 13.7 and is located within -the curves of the flanges Vor guide members 135:"and 136 las is clearly shown in Figures "2 and-5. The thread thrower 131 isupwardly curvedfroni the shaft 1332, and extended between said.' guides, and has at its upper end a thread receiving eye 13S, which is downwardly flared for convenience of inserting the thread.v Theilower end of the shaft 1321er:`-

track Mois in theformfofan,outstandingv p lannular flange-on one face of saiddiskpan'dl is of such construction 'as vto cause theroller *145, through its connections with the fmeincontact with aiiaiinularicain*race146" tends through and somewhat below thesupportf131lV for the block 133 land has :securelyV fixed on; its lower portion a laterally extend--Y ing` arm V139,`to one end of which is pivoted one end of a link '140, the other end of which is pivotedv toan arm 141 which is rigidly secured'to a shaftflQ verticallyl journaled inrtlie base 25. Connected to the arniltl at its pivot isioiie end of a Vspring 143the other end of ywhich is connected to theii'iront'ipart of tliebase fatfone side 'of thelink 140 so to enert its tensionagainst the arm 141- when' it/is 'turned from ther spring; r Fixed on the upper end ofthe-sliaft1ll2,is another arni` 1414; which' is; disposed oppositely` to the arm 1. ind carries at.- itsfree"end an upwardly ioncd roller'lll,V located to operatively on a disk 147 iixedi to thefslia'ft i291 VrvThe racefor A:berf 131, toxpiartially rotatefand shift it tof'a plunality` of `positions duri-ng Y each cycle', [in some of/which movements;,itwfvillI ybe elevatedvto properly` placey the thread into the e hook;

of the needle, thusy permitting shorter Vstrokes of the latter and increasing the `rapidity of'stitch forming. The elei'fating movementl of the Y nieinber "131 is accompli'shed-by the spiral track, and toy permit of suoli inoveinent,a small amount of lvertical playeisfallowedtheilink 140 ait its connection viaria@ arm 111. .wiieiuieroiier iis rides over the vwidest .portion 148 of said cam race and drops into the depression 149 thereof,

thev member 131 will carry' the thread 'to about the position shown "in"Figure 14 1in front of-tliethre'ad measuring finger' 150,V

gage, with its notched-upper end', the thread which {will thus have been thrown-upwardly Vinto position to be engaged'by the "hook of the needle. This ineasuringffinger-150 is pivoted at itsflower-end to the support 134lfaiid extends forwardly andnpwardly to near the work support, see Figure 6,-andhas piv-Y sieV loted'to its lower portionfone end oflink 150?, v, i'vh'ic'hicarries. atzoits other end a roller 159, which roller engages a ca rn groove 160'ingthev cam disk 85.V This groove isvof such con'- struction rthat during eachA cycle, the lilikV 150,`-as wellvas{the-finger, will be pushed Y forwardly in two quickly successive niove- Vments, the irstof' which causes the finger to engagethe thread when being -throwniil'ronil the positionlinFigure ,11 to rthe positiony shown in Figure 1,5, by the threadithilower-n 131, 'and `the second of saidv movements" causesjthe release of the threadfromthe measuring lingerfto permit it tok be 'drawn stepV 152of-1saidcam race,tlie `member 1131 aligiifijnent withV the face oftlie shuttle. i 'T ln-* the foregoingmovementsyit vwill beL K understood v'thattli'e 'lower` threadV will be' Apositioned relative tothe needle, whereby upwardlyby the needle as shownjin FigureV L15. Asthe rollerv 145 lpasses.ontothenextY thehook in theneedle will positively'er'igage` e "sai'd'thread-arid lift tlief samenpwardlyin' aile'opferniation through aliol'e in` the'worky previouslyin'ade by the awlf a Y 5To:1assistftheA positioning of-this loopffofv thread whichf isi-'being carried upwardlyby lthe needle't'o the; rotary hook, I ,einlfrloyla4V alma naar aim-iiswhnii is dispeged inf-j i close Proximity 1i/O'` the kneedle `and nieves in ai vertical plane only'.V The rear end offthisv arm is ffulcruined to theuprightBOas at 154,-

and extends V,f'orwardly froml saidn fulcruin over` the .shaft 93 and thence forwardlyto-LV wards the shaft 50, andfroin thence kfor- `Y wardly over said/shafgeand terminatesV at mV ibi uns and have vertical bodily movement, means A`Vtor intermittently swinging said, thread thrower and tor simultaneously raising and ioweiing the same whereby the thread will be engaged and retained vby the measuring ylinger and 'for subsequently moving the thread thrower to position the thread in -a position to be engaged by the needle.

2. In a leatheistitching machine, the combination with a hooked needle operating 'from the upper side ot the work, a thread measuring linger disposed below the work, a tiiead thrower disposedbelow the work, a vertical shaft on which said thread throwor is mounts l, and means ttor Swinging said shar't to move the thread thiower,'whereby the thread rwill be engaged. and retained by the measuring in- A gerand Yor subsequently moving the thread lthrower to position the thread in a position to be engaged by the needle. e

3. in a leather stitching .inachine,` the combination with a hooked. needle operating 'from the upper sident the work, a thread'r iiieasii'ring inger disposed below the work, f

a thread' thi'ower disposed below the work, a -vertical shaft en which said thread throwei is mounted, and cam controlled ineans torswinging said shal't to move the thread thrower, whereby tie threadwill be Lfed and retained by the measuring .tin-

Vand for subsequently moving the ger,

- thread thrower to position the thread in a sition.

position to be engaged by the needle,.and means for raising said Ysha-tt and throwkei while the latter is moving from one eXtreme position to theA other, wherebyr theA thread will be positioned above the hook of the needle when the latter is in its lowermost poet. -in a Vleather stitching machine, the coii'ibination with' afhooked needleY operating 'i'roin-the upper side oi Vthe work, aV thread Vmeasuring disposed below theV work, t ti'ead thrower disposed below the work, a aishaft on which said' thrower Vmounted, and cam-controlledV means for Yswinging, s'aid shaft to more the thread rthrower, whereby the thread will be engaged and retained by the measuring finger, and

n toit subsequently moving the thread Ath-rowei` cam controlled position' the thread in a position to be en 4.ged by the needle, and means for raising arl shaft and thrower whiletl e latter is -n ing tronroiie extreme position to "the r whereby the thread will be positioned i be o; in a lock stitch machine, a stitch 'torinino' mechanism including a rotar f hook. a

t3 i y d I bobbin vcase journaled therein, and a iixed aim extending downwardly inliont oit said bobbin ease, saidcase being formed with an oiitwai"dlyA extending rib which co-operates withthe lower end of said arm and with the ioop ot' thread carried by the hook to osciliate said Case and pull a iiXed vvamount ot' thread from the bobbin.A f

7. 1n a lock stitch machine, a stitch forining nieehanismfincluding a rotary hook, a bobbin vcase joiirnaled therein, and a iixed arm extending downwardly in front of said bobbin case,-said case being formed with an outwardly 'extending rib which co-operates with the lower end of said arm and with the loop 'ot thread carried by the hook to osciilate said Case and pull a liXed amount ol thread from the bobbin, ysaid rib extending' beyond the edge of ther case for engagement by said'loop when the latter is being shed i'rom the hookto ietiirn said `case to its original position.

8. In a sewing machine, the combination with a rotary hook having a bobbin race, and a bobbin seated in said race, saidy bobbin being provided/witha thread opening lcommunicating with the race whereby the inner end of the bobbin thread will be directed between the race and the bobbin to the hook` et the needle whenl the latcreate friction there-between to sutcieiitly retardthe unwinding of the bobbin.

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